diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index ad2a0b52..3fe8b137 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,8 @@ detect_dev_host() {
 DEV_HOST="$(detect_dev_host)"
 DEV_PORT=1313
 
-hugo server -DEF --bind "$DEV_HOST" --port $DEV_PORT --baseURL "http://$DEV_HOST:$DEV_PORT"
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+if [ -z "${MEILI_SEARCH_API_KEY+x}" ]; then
+  export MEILI_SEARCH_API_KEY="dummy"
+fi
+
+hugo server -DEF --bind "$DEV_HOST" --port $DEV_PORT --baseURL "http://$DEV_HOST:$DEV_PORT"